New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
INSPECTOR WILLfAMS on GHOSTS.
A WHITE FIGURE THAT WAS not A SPIRIT -CHAs
line cox oV TIE GALLONS.

A WHITE FIGURE THAT WAS not A SPiRGr-CHAs-
line cox ON THE GALLONS.
Everybody who has met Police Inspector Williams
will admit that he IS a man with Of steel and
not easily frightened and yot the Inspector once got
such severe shock that his knees played atatoo Ike
the roll OF a drum Ills hair did not turn white and
his clothes were not shaken Off by the violence OF the
chllls that crcpt along his spine, but h. has often
wished that things did occur so that he could
have the old clothes and snowy locks evidence Of
the terrible scare he got
The scene in bellevue Hos pal at midnight He
was only plain Captain Williams then The Captain
had made an Important arrest and the prisoner on the
WY to tho station acted SO rudey that it became
necoss AIRY to use little discipline and when It was all
over the prisoner became patient ut the hospital The
Captain did not want to lose this man and not ohly
had an officer stationed at his bedside. but dropped
into hos pal and then to sec that all was 60
Ing right On Of these visits. at the midnight
hour, tho Captain saw a ghost On tho way out from
tho prison cage he had to pass through u number OF
wards and got SO thoroughly tangled up In walking
I'm tho dim llsht that hs did not know where no was,
fla stood for moment trying to figure out the sua
ton. The only sound that broke the stiffness was
an occasional groan nom tho cots all around MIN
suddenly thoro cano loud olang ON the ambulance
alarm bell and at the Instant door opened near
tho Captain and with nolSeless tread out moved
tall figure clad In spotless white Deep means came
through tho open door Tho whole thing was so
supernatural aud bad como so UNEXPECTEDLY that the
Captsin for the second was thoroughly scared The
figure moved slowly toward him and In tho flicker
Ing gasght 1t seemed to % transparent The Captain
got his presence Of mind and his club at tho same
Instant On came the ethereal figure and the Captain
stood I'm readiness to cleaye it, spiritual anatomy
from head to loot Tho hguro suddenly stopped "hon
IL had gono feet. anu then up went ~hsl secihou
like a pair OF wings. Tho captain thought that IL
that spirit should ny away he would simply shh
hruurh tho noor spend tho rest OF his days sing
ing hymns. But the nguro did not ny. Instead II
back few feet aud thon there came VOICE
from where the head ought to DO, saying
Have ye 10 dacency left In yer to be prowlng
around wild yer brass buttons and shield amongst old
women and crippes, and rightnon' tho Me out 0,
a. dacent 0 woman as ever seppou III ilPporNy'
WhOopl Got out OF hereP -,
iobts The Captain found that he had wandered Into
IN, women3 ward. and under the clIculSt ShceS was
thankful that no got out with his life
1rspector Williams Is ready to swear at any time
thai no has seen a real spirit !" You remember
chastns Cox tho murderer OF Mrs. Hullf said the
Ins nsctur swell, It was through my evidence that
he was convicted had spent great deal OF time
with him aud had really got TO like him for he had
nnmbor OF good traits Naturally. when l him
an The gallows felt a little sympathetic and whom
he smiled pleasantly at mo In the face OF death.
hndv was erked up several feet and then settled back
on Tho rope ] wJtching II intently and saw
a light mist como from somewhere and surround tho
body Then 10 q moment saw tho spirit OF Chastine
and o. off In northoastery direction surrou nded BY
tho mist Tho spirit waved an adieu TO me o. IL
nassed over tho wall have told this many times.
and few people believo It, but tell you It's as true
Had you been drinking that day. Inspcctorf'
Not drop"